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2025 NBA Mock Draft: Two-Round Projections After the NCAA Tournament
Mar 29, 2025; San Francisco, CA, USA; Florida Gators guard Walter Clayton Jr. (1) reacts during the first half against the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the West Regional final of the 2025 NCAA tournament at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Eakin Howard-Imagn Images Eakin Howard-Imagn Images

2025 NBA Mock Draft: Two-Round Projections After the NCAA Tournament

Originally posted on NBA Draft on SI  |  Last updated Apr 8, 2025 8:00 AM ET

As the NBA Playoffs approach and the 2025 NBA Draft inches closer, another significant milestone has come and gone. On Monday night, the Florida Gators won the NCAA Championship in a victory over the Houston Cougars, officially ending the college season. Many of the players in the NCAA Tournament, along with other collegiate athletes, international prospects and more will begin ramping up in the coming weeks ahead of June's draft.

The cast of players projected to be available at the top of the 2025 NBA Draft is much more talented than this time last year, with Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper headling this class. Beyond that pair of potential superstars, there are several other players who can really move the needle for an NBA team if selected into the right system.

Let’s take a look at fit and projections for this upcoming event in this iteration of Draft Digest's 2025 NBA Mock Draft.

Top Three

1. Utah Jazz: Cooper Flagg (Duke)

2. Washington Wizards: Dylan Harper (Rutgers)

3. Charlotte Hornets: Ace Bailey (Rutgers)

Early Lottery

4. New Orleans Pelicans: VJ Edgecombe (Baylor)

5. Philadelphia 76ers: Khaman Maluach (Duke)

6. Brooklyn Nets: Kasparas Jakucionis (Illinois)

7. Toronto Raptors: Derik Queen (Maryland)

8. San Antonio Spurs: Jeremiah Fears (Oklahoma)

Late Lottery

9. Portland Trail Blazers: Tre Johnson (Texas)

10. Houston Rockets (via PHX): Kon Knueppel (Duke)

11. Miami Heat: Jase Richardson (Michigan State)

12. Chicago Bulls): Collin Murray-Boyles (South Carolina)

13. Dallas Mavericks: Noa Essengue (INTL)

14. Atlanta Hawks (via SAC): Asa Newell (Georgia)

Mid-First Round

15. San Antono Spurs (via ATL): Liam McNeeley (UConn)

16. Orlando Magic: Nolan Traore (INTL)

17. Minnesota Timberwolves (via DET): Egor Demin (BYU)

18. Brooklyn Nets (via MIL): Carter Bryant (Arizona)

19. Miami Heat (via GSW): Noah Penda (INTL)

20. Washington Wizards (via MEM): Ben Saraf (INTL)

Late First Round

21. OKC Thunder (via LAC): Rasheer Fleming (St. Joseph's)

22. Utah Jazz (via MIN): Joan Beringer (INTL)

23. Orlando Magic (via DEN): Thomas Sorber (Georgetown)

24. Indiana Pacers: Nique Clifford (Colorado State)

25. Atlanta Hawks (via LAL): Hugo Gonzalez (INTL)

26. Brooklyn Nets (via NYK): Isaiah Evans (Duke)

27. Brooklyn Nets (via HOU): Will Riley (Illinois)

28. Boston Celtics: JT Toppin (Texas Tech)

29. Phoenix Suns (via CLE): Danny Wolf (Michigan)

30. LA Clippers (via OKC): Boogie Fland (Arkansas)

Early Second Round

31. Minnesota Timberwolves (via UTA): Alex Karaban (UConn)

32. Boston Celtics (via WAS): Walter Clayton Jr. (Florida)

33. Charlotte Hornets: Maxime Raynaud (Stanford)

34. Charlotte Hornets (via NOP): Alex Toohey (INTL)

35. Philadelphia 76ers: Yaxel Lendeborg (UAB)

36. Brooklyn Nets: Ian Jackson (North Carolina)

37. Detroit Pistons (via TOR): Chaz Lanier (Tennessee)

38. San Antonio Spurs: Bogoljub Markovic (INTL)

39. Toronto Raptors (via POR): Miles Byrd (San Diego State)

40. Washington Wizards (via PHX): Ryan Kalkbrenner (Creighton)

41. Golden State Warriors (via MIA): Johni Broome (Auburn)

42. Sacramento Kings (via CHI): Kam Jones (Marquette)

43. OKC Thunder (via ATL): Alex Condon (Florida)

44. Utah Jazz (via DAL): Adou Thiero (Arkansas)

45. Orlando Magic: Labaron Philon (Alabama)

Late Second Round

46. Chicago Bulls (via SAC): Drake Powell (North Carolina)

47. Washington Wizards (via DET): Sergio De Larrea (INTL)

48. Cleveland Cavaliers (via MIL): Neoklis Avdalas (INTL)

49. LA Clippers (via MIN): Bennett Stirtz (Drake)

50. Utah Jazz (via LAC): Michael Ruzic (INTL)

51. New York Knicks (via MEM): Jamir Watkins (Florida State)

52. Washington Wizards (via GSW): Johann Grunloh (INTL)

53. Phoenix Suns (via DEN): Darrion Williams (Texas Tech)

54. Indiana Pacers: Xaivian Lee (Princeton)

55. Los Angeles Lakers (via DEN): Milos Uzan (Houston)

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56. Memphis Grizzlies (via HOU): Hunter Sallis (Wake Forest)

57. Orlando Magic (via BOS): Dink Pate (G League)

58. Cleveland Cavaliers: Rocco Zikarsky (INTL)

59. Houston Rockets (via OKC): Mouhamed Faye (INTL)


This article first appeared on NBA Draft on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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